Welcome to The Tarot Table, the podcast where we explore the mystical world of tarot, delve into the secrets of the cards, and talk about all things spiritual with a no-nonsense, no-BS lens.
I'm your host, Miriam Rachel, psychic medium and tarot reader, author of Overcoming Echoism with Tarot: Using Tarot for Boundary Setting and Stopping People-Pleasing, and freelance writer.
I am so glad you are here. Here is a question for you. What is your first thought when you think about the Tower tarot card?
Do you shake yourself crapless when you get the card in a reading, or if you pull a card during your morning ritual and you get the Tower?
Here is a spoiler alert. If you get the Tower in a reading, it can be the best card you can get.
The Tower is associated with sudden destruction, cataclysm, and immediate shock.
You have to remember that the purpose of the Tower is to destroy what is no longer helpful to you so you can make room for the new, but that is never pleasant.
Sometimes, it can mean pure shock and destruction, like how the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly appeared to wreak havoc on people's lives.
However, other meanings behind the Tower go beyond that. Let's go over seven of them now.
A Big Eureka Moment
The worst thing is when you think you have an idea for something, and you cannot break through the barrier of the thought behind it, which means it won't be fruitful.
For example, you develop an idea for a blogging strategy, but suddenly, there are blocks around it that only frustrate you.
But suddenly, you end up with an ah-ha moment around it, the big eureka moment that helps you work with your original idea.
That means you now have a robust strategy because of that eureka moment. The Tower can represent something as simple as that.
Shaking Up Your Routine
You need a routine that can help you stay organized and secure. It is also essential for parents of young kids to keep their kids on routines.
However, the issue with routines is that there is a risk that they can turn into boredom and apathy. Get up for work, wash up, have breakfast, fight traffic for your 9 to 5, fight traffic heading back home, have dinner, watch TV, get ready for bed, rinse, and repeat the next day.
There is no excitement there at all, which is risky for you to develop an 'I don't give a crap" attitude because it is so dull.
That is why you will want to shake up your routine. Think of getting a pet or breaking up your day if that is not an option for you in some way.
During your lunch break, do something different, such as a short workout or something you have not done before once you return home from work. Again, the Tower can mean that your routine needs a shake-up.
Freedom After Going Through Pain Or Discomfort
Yes, the Tower represents the destruction of something that no longer works. And ouch, that hurts.
You will want to focus on the other side of pain: freedom. Think about how the Tower is a welcome card if you are in a situation where you feel trapped, such as being in a bad marriage or in a lousy job that you did not think you could escape from.
Still, the Tower can lead you to freedom on the other side of whatever it is that is trapping you.
However, remember that to get to that freedom on the other side, you must go through a grueling process, such as leaving a bad marriage.
The Tower can signify that you will finally get out of hell.
Being Proactive To Prevent A Problem
You will see the Tower card come up as a warning that a problem could happen if you are not proactive in preventing it.
For example, if the weather forecast appears that there will be a storm so bad that it will cause power outages, you will want to stock up on non-perishables before the storm so you are not stuck without having food to eat when and if it happens.
In my case, I will talk about my Tower moment in this regard. I have yo-yo'ed my life with dieting, and I have gotten tired of it, but because of heart disease and diabetes in my genetics, I knew it was time to end this lunacy and get some help.
So, I heard a lot about Ozempic and went to my doctor in January to inquire about it. The doctor checked my sugars, and as it turned out, they were high.
Yikes! So, since then, I have been on Ozempic to help me lose weight and control my sugars, and I am being monitored. It could have ended up badly if I did not make this inquiry.
I am 40 lbs down now but still have more to go.
Cleansing And Purging
The Tower can mean you must cleanse and purge what is no longer working for you, such as a cluttered home causing distractions.
Therefore, if the Tower comes up, it does not always mean something bad or a shock is on the horizon.
It can be a message to cleanse and purge your office, home, and mind. It is an excellent time to do that spring or fall cleaning.
A Breakthrough
You already know that the Tower can represent a eureka moment. It can also present breakthroughs in other ways.
Think about a teacher trying to work with a student struggling to grasp a math problem they are working on.
However, the teacher presents the students with a method that can help them figure out the math problem, and that method helps them solve it.
That is a breakthrough, and the Tower can represent that.
Developing A Thick Skin
The Tower can signify that if someone has been taking advantage of you, being unkind, and gaslighting you, it is time to end it and stand up for yourself.
The Tower moment would be to the one abusing you, seeing that you are no longer taking their crap.
That is shocking to them. I will say that the Tower got me out of echoism. You will know what I am talking about if you have read my book.
Now, you can see that whenever the Tower pops up for you, it does not necessarily mean that something unexpected will ruin you!
The context of the tarot reading means everything, which is what you must look at when the Tower shows.
Now you have it! I will talk to you again next Friday. Don't forget to subscribe to my Substack! Follow me on Medium at msmir.medium.com, and check out my site at miriamreadstarot.com.
Next week, I want to discuss another card many fear: Death. I think enough people who know some things about tarot realize that Death does not usually mean physical death, but there is one aspect of the card that they fear, which has nothing to do with physical death.
I will shed some light on that! Until then, see you next time, ciao for now.
Episode004- Quit Being So Scared of the Tower Tarot Card!